Event 1 in the 2017 Playground Winter Festival – The Wild $150 – attracted a total of 1,197 entries, generating a total prize pool of $156,747.00 – far surpassing the $100,000 guarantee. A total of 117 players will be in the money, starting with a min cash of $280.00… and growing to a first place prize of a whopping $28,000.00! The following is the official payout table for the event.
| Rank | Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1st | $28,000.00 |
| 2nd | $18,952.00 |
| 3rd | $13,600.00 |
| 4th | $10,600.00 |
| 5th | $8,000.00 |
| 6th | $5,800.00 |
| 7th | $4,100.00 |
| 8th | $3,000.00 |
| 9th | $2,100.00 |
| 10th-12th | $1,750.00 |
| 13th-15th | $1,450.00 |
| 16th-18th | $1,200.00 |
| 19th-21st | $1,050.00 |
| 22nd-24th | $950.00 |
| 25th-27th | $875.00 |
| 28th-30th | $800.00 |
| 31st-33rd | $740.00 |
| 34th-36th | $680.00 |
| 37th-45th | $620.00 |
| 46th-54th | $560.00 |
| 55th-63rd | $500.00 |
| 64th-72nd | $440.00 |
| 73rd-81st | $400.00 |
| 82nd-90th | $360.00 |
| 91st-99th | $330.00 |
| 100th-108th | $300.00 |
| 109th-117th | $280.00 |